douglaurent

i do own 2 sigma 200-500/2.8 - one canon mount, one nikon mount. did do some test shoots "canon girl vs nikon girl" a while ago, but never did release it anywhere. i'm located nearby frankfurt/germany, if somebody wants to use or test them, just email me to doug@world2media.net

i do own 2 sigma 200-500/2.8 - one canon mount, one nikon mount. did do some test shoots "canon girl vs nikon girl" a while ago, but never did release it anywhere. i'm located nearby frankfurt/germany, if somebody wants to use or test them, just email me to doug@world2media.net

i do own 2 sigma 200-500/2.8 - one canon mount, one nikon mount. did do some test shoots "canon girl vs nikon girl" a while ago, but never did release it anywhere. i'm located nearby frankfurt/germany, if somebody wants to use or test them, just email me to doug@world2media.net

i do own 2 sigma 200-500/2.8 - one canon mount, one nikon mount. did do some test shoots "canon girl vs nikon girl" a while ago, but never did release it anywhere. i'm located nearby frankfurt/germany, if somebody wants to use or test them, just email me to doug@world2media.net

Hmmm...it might be about the same price to buy a ticket and fly out and borrow one for a week or two as renting one with shipping. Hmm....too bad I don't know anyone out there.

douglaurent

by the way: the 200-500/2.8 with nikon mount is the only nikon lense i know, that can't be attached to a canon camera with an adapter ring. this is why i have kept the canon version - otherwise i probaly would have just used the nikon version for both canon and nikon cameras.

they had one on photokina this year. it was connected to 5Dc. it produced some nice testshots for me. the zoom-by-wire is not fast though, it has a lot of glass to move inside that barrel! and the AF speed was also only okay-ish. definiteley not zippy. but again, we know why I guess it could be very nice for video work. any demo videos out there of it? 500mm f2.8 should get you a nice subject/background separation not seen on video before...

douglaurent, you should put these monsters on top of HeLaBa in Frankfurt and take cityshots at dusk/night...i think that would instantly deliver awesome pictures! greetings to nearby-frankfurt from frankfurt!!!

Because seriously, if you can afford the size, weight, and price of the Siglauncher, then you can just as easily afford the size, weight, and price of an EF 300/2.8, EF 400/2.8, EF 500/4, and a few backup bodies to make up for the lack of zoom...

douglaurent

they had one on photokina this year. it was connected to 5Dc. it produced some nice testshots for me. the zoom-by-wire is not fast though, it has a lot of glass to move inside that barrel! and the AF speed was also only okay-ish. definiteley not zippy. but again, we know why I guess it could be very nice for video work. any demo videos out there of it? 500mm f2.8 should get you a nice subject/background separation not seen on video before...

douglaurent, you should put these monsters on top of HeLaBa in Frankfurt and take cityshots at dusk/night...i think that would instantly deliver awesome pictures! greetings to nearby-frankfurt from frankfurt!!!

haha, i doubt they would let me up there :-) but with the included 2x extender and a cropped sensor camera you have a nice 1600mm/5.6 lense to play with, good for detectives!